Associated learning goals
• Students should be able to accurately prepare and use reagents and perform
the required experiments. {A}
• When presented with an observation, students should be able to develop a
testable and falsifiable hypothesis. {B}
• When provided with a hypothesis, students should be able to identify the
appropriate experimental observations and controllable variables. {C}
• Students should be able to determine averages and standard deviations to
relate the significance of experimentally obtained data. {A}
• Students should be able to use appropriate equations to analyze experimental
data and obtain parameters. {B}
• Students should be able to use equations and models to predict outcomes of
experiments. {C}

2. Accessing, comprehending and communicating scienceScientists
access, assess and use available information and present data in appropriate
contexts in a variety of ways at different levels.

Associated learning goals
• Students should be able to identify, locate and use the primary literature.
{A}
• Students should be able to use databases and bioinformatics tools. {B}
• Students, when provided with appropriate background information, should be
able to identify consistencies and inconsistencies. {C}
• Students should be able to explain the big picture aspects
of current challenges in the molecular life sciences. {A}
• Students should be able to use visual and verbal tools to explain concepts
and data. {B}
• Students should be able to translate science into everyday examples. {C}

3. Community of practiceScience is interdisciplinary and relies on collaboration, effective
teamwork, safety and ethical practices.

Associated
learning goals
• Students should explain the importance of and keep an
accurate laboratory notebook. {A}
• Given a case study, students should be able to identify both scientific and
societal ethical aspects. {B}
• Students should be able to explain cross-disciplinary
concepts such as modularity, energy, modeling scientific phenomena, change over
time and the differences between stochastic and deterministic phenomena.{C}
• Students should be able to access and interpret safety information and
conduct lab work safely and ethically. {A}
• Students should be able to give and take directions to be an effective team
member. {B}